Dr. Judy Gooch, a rehabilitation physician gives a basic overview of spasticity.
Symptoms of spasticity can vary from being mild stiffness or tightening of muscles to painful and uncontrollable spasms. Pain or tightness in joints is also common in spasticity.
– Muscle stiffness, causing movements to be less precise and making certain tasks difficult to perform
– Muscle spasms, causing uncontrollable and often painful muscle contractions
– Involuntary crossing of the legs
– Muscle and joint deformities
– Muscle fatigue
– Inhibition of longitudinal muscle growth
– Inhibition of protein synthesis in muscle cells